UAAP Season 88

[OverratedTabBaldwin2]

Sad for Belmonte and Briones. They were not used in the finals. Belmonte had stretches when he was showing great potential. Briones if he can't shoot his threes then he won't be sent in.

Belmonte and Briones were unplayable against La Salle because they were routinely getting cooked by KQ. Torres, Alarcon, Lopez, and Bayla decently defended KQ.

 

[OverratedTabBaldwin2]

I mean if Andy pushed the UP decision, and he somehow dominated the UAAP on his rookie year, those international offer will appear anyway. He can just do the same path Kawamura did, dominate the BLeague, and get a chance to have a two-way contract. Better if he enters the NBA draft actually, since he will not be a US high school graduate, hence he is consider an international prospect. A gilas stint would be useful too.

Because if players like Dwight, Schonny, Heading, and Wright became worthy of playing USNCAA D1, I can't see how Andy does not deserve it. He might be on par or even better than those players at his age right now.
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Kawamura received an NBA offer not because of dominating B. League but because he was fantastic in the Olympics. Had Gilas qualified for the Olympics and Kai put up numbers like he's putting now, he would've been signed by an NBA team. It's imperative that Gilas qualifies in LA 2027 if Kai wants to fulfill his NBA dream.

 

[Joe Yabuki2]

Kawamura received an NBA offer not because of dominating B. League but because he was fantastic in the Olympics. Had Gilas qualified for the Olympics and Kai put up numbers like he's putting now, he would've been signed by an NBA team. It's imperative that Gilas qualifies in LA 2027 if Kai wants to fulfill his NBA dream.

Likewise also the FIBA world cup considering how many NBA personnel are in the tournament, but Olympics is definitely a more prestigious resume. i personally think its a lie that NBA teams have scouts in Asia, maybe they would glance here and there but I dont think its that extensive

 

[TheRodster212]

Kawamura received an NBA offer not because of dominating B. League but because he was fantastic in the Olympics. Had Gilas qualified for the Olympics and Kai put up numbers like he's putting now, he would've been signed by an NBA team. It's imperative that Gilas qualifies in LA 2027 if Kai wants to fulfill his NBA dream.

He was also scouted in the bleague, his coach on his bleague team had connections so they invited scouts to come watch him play way before the Olympics. His bleague team also knew he wanted to make the NBA so his development was geared to wards that goal in the first place.

 

[Silent Killer2]

Kawamura received an NBA offer not because of dominating B. League but because he was fantastic in the Olympics. Had Gilas qualified for the Olympics and Kai put up numbers like he's putting now, he would've been signed by an NBA team. It's imperative that Gilas qualifies in LA 2027 if Kai wants to fulfill his NBA dream.

an impressive b.league and world cup.

already had or already signed a nba exhibit 10 contract with memphis prior to olympics

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/07...Exhibit 10 deals, which are,View Comments (1)

 

[lem0nadi2]

Kawamura received an NBA offer not because of dominating B. League but because he was fantastic in the Olympics. Had Gilas qualified for the Olympics and Kai put up numbers like he's putting now, he would've been signed by an NBA team. It's imperative that Gilas qualifies in LA 2027 if Kai wants to fulfill his NBA dream.

He already got an NBA exhibit offer even before the Olympics even started. So him playing in the Olympics does not have a connection with him getting an exhibit contract.

He received the offer around July, that was before the Olympics started. It was because of his
​​​​​​fantastic play in the WC, followed by an MVP season in the BLeague.

So yeah, dominating the BLeague + having a exceptional national team stint would translate into an NBA career.

 

[lem0nadi2]

I imagine Gemao will probably spend a year or so in Canada or whatever NA school he joins, if he still is not able to crack the rotation will probably join UP.

He is already part of the rotation actually, I think he is a backup to the main point guard of Royal Crown. The only thing he needs to do is to deliver, and a Div 1 offer will appear. He still has a year. A lot can happen.
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[gospursgo2]

Tounkara and UST having troubles, while Cholo Villanueva apparently said no to ue opting to stay with his current posts according to a new spin.ph article by homer sayson

 

[Tuck2]

Tonakara would have been the perfect FSA next to Philips as he can play the 4. UP,DLSU could use him since they have a lot of 5’s and they’d need someone who can ideally play both 4/5

 

[gospursgo2]

So looks like tounkara and ust refuted homer's report. He really gotta make sure those sources are legit.

 

[Sikatrix2]

Homer is best when it comes to the Tab beat since he is a mouthpiece for Dickel and crew. Other beats especially SMC he is mid at best.

 

[gospursgo2]

Homer is best when it comes to the Tab beat since he is a mouthpiece for Dickel and crew. Other beats especially SMC he is mid at best.

Heard that ateneo was actually the team that was recruiting tounkara, so it can be the beat came from katipunan's side.

But yeah, it doesnt really make sense for him to leave since ust is expected to go all out as well next year. Anyways is osang still with ust? Havent really seen him lately, and its looks like a different fsa is playing for team b.

 

[Athrunzala2]

Heard that ateneo was actually the team that was recruiting tounkara, so it can be the beat came from katipunan's side.

But yeah, it doesnt really make sense for him to leave since ust is expected to go all out as well next year. Anyways is osang still with ust? Havent really seen him lately, and its looks like a different fsa is playing for team b.

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Homer: It wasn’t breakfast at Tiffany’s but the five-star brunch at the Hyatt Regency wasn’t too shabby, either. However, when you’re talking basketball with one of the best to ever do it in the college ranks, the food disappears into an afterthought. Thanks for the honor, coach Tab Baldwin

https://x.com/HomerSayson/status/1870985767108898980

 

[CoJ2]

Heard that ateneo was actually the team that was recruiting tounkara, so it can be the beat came from katipunan's side.

But yeah, it doesnt really make sense for him to leave since ust is expected to go all out as well next year. Anyways is osang still with ust? Havent really seen him lately, and its looks like a different fsa is playing for team b.

Plus if he leaves, he has to redshirt 1 year and lose 1 yr of eligibility which means he will only have 2 yrs of eligibility left, unless the money is that good of course

 

[Athrunzala2]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/...teneo-coach-a2244-20241225?ref=article_feed_1

COLUMN: Tab Baldwin not sweating over uncertainty at Ateneo job


Now, why is Tab Baldwin in Chicago, is there a good Filam prospect there?

 

[athleticmind20052]

https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/...teneo-coach-a2244-20241225?ref=article_feed_1

COLUMN: Tab Baldwin not sweating over uncertainty at Ateneo job


Now, why is Tab Baldwin in Chicago, is there a good Filam prospect there?

Wouldn’t be surprised if Ateneo’s behind the PR, Homer’s been involved with Ateneo PR for some time now, with his obvious slant.

Ateneo might be trying to divide the UST camp to force Tounkara out of Espana and into Katipunan.

Heard UST’s also on the move already for another FSA…

 

[Money2]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Ateneo’s behind the PR, Homer’s been involved with Ateneo PR for some time now, with his obvious slant.

Ateneo might be trying to divide the UST camp to force Tounkara out of Espana and into Katipunan.

Heard UST’s also on the move already for another FSA…

Probably Akowe? Any news with regards to his recruitment? Is he a lock with NU?

 

[athleticmind20052]

Probably Akowe? Any news with regards to his recruitment? Is he a lock with NU?

Not a lock but leaning. Everyone from Diliman to Taft and in between is interested with the guy.

but the person of interest for UST, from the grapevine, is actually someone else. Momowei.

 

[Metta2]

The problem I think with his playing up competition, from what I’ve seen of him playing up it’s usually some inter barangay league where the players are barely taller than him. Something that’s apparent with Andy is he’s not used to scoring on bigger with legit size and athleticism. He doesn’t have a counter for taller guys protecting the rim and that hurts him, in the NCAA jrs he could get away with it since there weren’t any real bigs and rim protectors but it’s harder internationally

That year he outperformed graduating Pablo and Gagate for the chip was a good experience. He was around 15 or early 16 at the time and the Greenies had size. Even for kids in the US, that type of high stakes game against that size at that young age is not common.

Even him playing against grown men since his early teens in barangay ligas also offer value. That's where he learned about gulang and in terms of toughening up, I don't think he'll be easily punked anymore because of those runs. I'm pretty sure he's already seen everything wild that can happen in a game.

He's not a D1 blue-chipper...he's no Cooper Flagg (or everyone at that level) that grew up playing against nimble 7-footers. There are more than 350 D1 teams, he's good enough for the bottom third of those teams. Then a few years in, he may become good enough to transfer to higher tier teams.

 

[Metta2]

He was also scouted in the bleague, his coach on his bleague team had connections so they invited scouts to come watch him play way before the Olympics. His bleague team also knew he wanted to make the NBA so his development was geared to wards that goal in the first place.

Any diligent scout will watch a prospect as much as possible. Of course they watched him in Bleague because that's where he plays the most.

But, the main reason their interest started is his performance with the national team. Scouts/coaches are all about levels. They have to see you do well against nba-level guys (which he did with team Japan in the World Cup). D1 is a different category.

This criteria (play well against nba-level before any consideration) is more pronounced with Yuki because of his size. He has to prove that his size is not a detriment. It's unlike a teenage Giannis where it doesn't matter if he's playing in some obscure league, you could see his physical tools alone have great potential.